A children’s author on a mission to sprinkle kindness across the UK and beyond, spreading the message to BE KIND, one story at a time.
Based in Sheffield, I’ve grown up around and always found a deep joy and calm in the arts—from language and storytelling to music and creative expression. As a passionate advocate for childhood wonder, I believe every child deserves a life filled with laughter, love and emotional safety. Sadly not all children experience that and that’s why I write.
My stories are intended to be fun, playful and accessible for all ages. They gently explore big feelings like empathy, kindness, friendship and happiness – all through a mindful lens that provokes thought and encourages positivity. All of my creations come from the heart and I draw from personal experiences so my stories can offer a safe space for children to understand themselves by simplifying complex emotions, allowing them to see themselves by presenting relatable experiences reflected on a page.
In just 11 months we’ve sold 28,000 copies and completed 23 storytelling trails across the UK with @CityDressing – Each trail is packed with imagination, movement, meaning and kindness at the heart.
The Mindful Monsters series spreads the message that kindness truly costs nothing and changes everything!
Christmas can be a tough time for some little monsters. Whizbangboom helps Honest Doris navigate these tricky feelings and enlists the help of the other monsters to make a big change. Teamwork and kindness and a little bit of perceptiveness at play with this one!
Bobbleflop gets sad about losing contact with his friends in a difficult time. Whilst dealing with his emotions, Bobbleflop finds the courage to reach out to one of his friends, discovering they themselves need support too. Striking up a conversation with his friend ultimately inspires the plan that helps reunite all The Mindful Monsters with a heart-warming plan. Bobbleflop shows that reaching out, understanding how people feel and being kind, helps brings friends together.
Luca the polluter has trouble fitting in because of where he comes from and the things he learnt growing up. The Mindful Monsters make it their mission to help Luca the Polluter understand that it’s important to BE KIND - starting by not judging others and taking care of our home, ourselves and the planet – they teach Luca about the environment and how working together can make big problems small.
This book was written for the ADHD foundation exploring the different “spokes” of ADHD in a playful, colourful and fully illustrated way. The jolly Brollies all have different strengths but one brollie needs help remembering the things that make him awesome. So the other brollies fly in and help!
Christmas can be a tough time for some little monsters. Whizbangboom helps Honest Doris navigate these tricky feelings and enlists the help of the other monsters to make a big change. Teamwork and kindness and a little bit of perceptiveness at play with this one!
Choose from the normal 24-page edition for £5 or pick the special edition hardback with additional mindful pages (32 pages) for £10.
